simple control scheme , with jumping and attacking controlled by a single button . the game ' s development began in 1990 , when sega ordered its am ##8 development team to create a game featuring a mascot for the company . after considering a number of suggestions , the developers decided on a blue hedge ##hog with spikes along his head and spine and renamed themselves " sonic team " to match their character . sonic the hedge ##hog , designed for fast gameplay , was influenced by the games of super mario series creator , shi ##ger ##u mi ##yam ##oto . sonic the hedge ##hog uses a novel technique that allows sonic ' s sp ##rite to roll along curved scenery , which originated in
simple control scheme, with jumping and attacking controlled by a single button. the game's development began in 1990, when sega ordered its am8 development team to create a game featuring a mascot for the company. after considering a number of suggestions, the developers decided on a blue hedgehog with spikes along his head and spine and renamed themselves " sonic team " to match their character. sonic the hedgehog, designed for fast gameplay, was influenced by the games of super mario series creator, shigeru miyamoto. sonic the hedgehog uses a novel technique that allows sonic's sprite to roll along curved scenery, which originated in